#not to complain! it was a good season but with the ally portals opening and brennan giving SO MANY CHANCES for divine intervention

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I know they all dressed up and everything for the final battle but I truly think if they'd ended this episode when TBK arrived in the red crystal realm, and then started the next episode (ep 21) getting deeper into TBK's rage reflections, and then we'd had like a whole episode of wrap-up after that, the ending would have been sooo much more satisfying to me. I know that isn't how it works with filming schedules and budgets and stuff but. let me dream

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Theories/Possible Predictions on the Final Samurai Jack

Assssshhhiiiii-t!!! Too subtle? Well I guess should first say that I kinda was expecting things to  take a turn for the worst. For anyone still bitching about last weeks episode, I'll say this, it may not have been the season's strongest episode, but it still had a point to it's existence. It was meant to be a light-hearted calm before the storm, that would not only establish the turning point of Jack and Ashi's relationship, but also give them a little bit of happiness as well before everything goes to shit! God, I can't believe there are people still complaining about that episode... You've made you're point, can we just move on?

So before I get into what I think might happen in the next and final episode, let me first list a few favorite moments and what I think of the whole guardian situation.

List of some favorite moments:

-Just opens up with them still kissing. Were they doing that all night?

-Ashi finally finds some real clothes.

-Jack taking a shower. Now I know where the cake idea came from, but still, WHY?

-Ashi seeing Jack taking a shower. Come on, girl. You know he's hot.

-See he still has the mane!

-The reverse of Jack's inner mental self. Yeah, Jack's really stuck between a rock and a hard place at this point.

-Jack and Ashi catching the same thing for dinner.

-Awkward chewing scene.

-Jack telling Ashi of his home.

-Ashi asking about a girl. Did Jack forget about that girl in the field or was that just a one time thing?

-EIGHT?! He was only eight years old when it happened?! Damn...(I was eight when I started watching this show...)

-Aku dancing. Seriously, there was a cult around this guy?!

-The Guardian and the time portal being destroyed. More on that later...

-Jack not wanting anything awful to happen to Ashi.

-Jack holding Ashi's hands.

-Aku has come to FUCK everything up.

-Scaramouche is dead?! Good...

-OH SHIT! Aku really IS her Dad!!!

-So thats how it happened? Oookay...

-Why would you drink that shit? Oh wait, this is the High Priestess we're talking about.

-Oh no... here it comes.

-Most heart breaking sword fight ever.

-Aku, your an asshole...

-Oh crap...Thats gonna give me nightmares... Also, doesn't she look like the Beast from Over The Garden Wall? Maybe it's the eyes.

-Well Fuck... Though, I kinda like of the last image. It echos the art work from the original opening.

Okay so, about the guardian. I had feeling he wasn't going to be around anymore. Aku said it himself that he eradicated all the time portals and the guardian's was no acceptation. As to how, you can make you're own conclusion. I mean this is Aku after all. I'm pretty sure he killed the guardian the same way he killed the Scotsman. So that could explain why we only see his glasses. He must have been vaporized. But no matter what, the time port is gone. I know there's been rumors I keep hearing about  Jack having a rematch fight with the guardian and using the portal to instead save Ashi from Aku killing her, but after this episode, I'm almost certain that won't happen. *phew* Still, no amount of time travel would ever have saved her from what shes has become. And now that leads me to some theories I have for what might happen in the last episode. Keep in mind I don't expect all if any of these predictions to be true. These are only things that could happen, but might not. With that said, lets get started.

Theories/Predictions:

So, one of the things the of mentioned rumor talked about was Aku killing Ashi (at least in a literal sense) and after witnessing episode nine. I think it's safe to say I can toss that out one the window. Aku, would have no reason to kill Ashi, now that he knows she carries the essence of him within her. He can pretty much use her as his puppet, to make her do what ever he wants. Sure, Aku's had many evil minions, bounty hunters and robots in the past that have done a lot of the dirty work for him, but no matter how loyal they may have been, none of them could ever really get the job to done or they may have a change of heart at last minuet. Either way, this is the first time Aku's ever had someone he can fully control and bend to his will. It only make sense why he'd keep her around.

Honestly if Ashi is to die, which judging by this whole situation is more than likely the case, it would be by the sword. Here, let me explain. You know remember seeing that image of behind the scenes where, we see the voice actors in the recording both and theres a screen with some of the story bored above? In one frame it has Aku encouraging Ashi to do something and other with Jack begging her not to while he hangs by is wrists, sort of like his Dad in the Birth Of Evil episode. Phil even has his arms raised to fit the inflection of that position.

Anyway, what might end up happening it, Aku has Jack held a prisoner. Word of this gets out, prompting the Scotsman and his daughters, (who must have an army set up by now) to go forth and attack Aku's lair. Meanwhile Aku probably has Jack's sword out of reach, most likely he's not going to destroy it just yet. Rather than killing Jack right away, he instead tortures him. After all, Jack has been a thorn in his side for so long that he wouldn't simply just kill Jack right then and it end there. No, that would be too merciful of him. Of course he would want to kill Jack slowly and painfully. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if he got Ashi in on it as well. Then what I think might happen next is the rebellion formed by the Scotsman of all the people that Jack has helped over the years comes to battle to try and save Jack. This annoys Aku, in, which he proceeds to head out and attack the rebels yet again , with Ashi meant to stand guard. With Aku out of the way, Jack tries to reach trough to her yet again. Much like how she did to save him from committing suicide. Now here's where that romantic subplot plays into, Ashi may have Aku's essence with in her, but she's not twisted like her parents. She does feel love, she does know right from wrong and it's her love for Jack that helps her fight against the demon form she's trapped in, at least long enough to free Jack. Then either she uses the sword to kill herself or she is force in to fighting Jack and gets killed in the process either by him unintentionally or she makes him stab her. (Which makes the cute Rams look more like for shadowing) Now whether she stays dead is up for debate. Who knows, they could pull a deus ex machina on us. But more on that later. So if she does get stabbed by the sword, that could be what kills the essence inside of her, thus changing her back. While dying Jack holds her and she tells him how she feels before passing away.

This sends Jack over the edge, as not only has another innocent life been taken because of Aku and him being powerless to stop it, but also the fact that it was someone he's grown so close to. Someone who he cared for dearly. Now just another memory. Finally, he's had enough, no longer caring whether he goes back to the past or not. Aku must die! Back at the fight, all hope seems lost for the rebels has Aku appears to be winning, but that when Jack shows up to kill the demon once and for all. For many years Jack as had to fight Aku alone, but now with his allies, they are able to work together and help Jack deliver the final blow. With Aku defeated, everyone is ready to celebrate their victory. Not Jack however. Instead he heads back in Aku's lair while everyone watches in confusion. A few moments later Jack comes back out with Ashi cradled in his arms. Clearly grief stricken. Now this is where I think the Scotsman might play a roll in this. Genndy did say he'd come back in a big way. In edition to being the one that assembled the rebellion in the first place, who's to say he wouldn't also save Ashi's life as well. After all he's a ghost now and with Aku dead, he doesn't really have any reason stay on earth anymore. Maybe he can use some of that Celtic magic to give Ashi life again. Now you maybe asking why I think this. Why would Scotsman save the life of someone he'd never met. Well, for Jack of course. He was always such a good friend to Jack, plus Jack did help him save the love of his life. So this could be his repayment. The world is saved and future looks bright. Despite still being stuck in the future, after seeing all those he's helped and finding someone he cares about deeply, Jack comes to a realization; that you can't really change the past, but you can work to build a better future.

So there you have it. Those are my theories on this last episode. Now all of this is just speculation. I don't expected all, if not any of these things to be true. Who knows what will really happen until Saturday night comes around, but if some of my theories turn out correct, I will be surprised to say the least. Still there so many ways that this series could end. So if you have your own ideas as to what the outcome might be, please let me know.

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Kerso: War, Seasons, Addiction

From this ask meme here! Soz this took so long haha, but I wrote too much for each xD. Also two answers are borderline NSFW so fair warning!

War:

The air was cold. Damp. Wretched. And reeked of all manner of horrible stenches from blood to dark fel. The orcs here still held a lot of the red Dragonflight captive down in these caverns, but what they didn’t know of was the hidden presence of a night elf, who managed to find allies to help port himself through a secret passageway that would help him escape with some of the victims that he could carry.

So far, they were halfway through the relentless steep damp climb to freedom. The large, chartreuse-haired elf now carried three wounded drakes that formed for this escape, with a fourth one following right behind him. The fourth one was a young stubborn drake with a bloody eye who refused his help and threatened to rip his arm off if Kerso tried to carry him.

Suddenly a large explosion sounded behind them. Kerso whirled his head around and let out a curse. They finally noticed the released prisoners and that meant that they would be caught soon enough if they didn’t escape.

Kerso turned to the fourth drake and didn’t give him time to react before he placed one of the unconscious whelps into his arms.

“Wait, what are yo-!”

“Carry them for as long as you can up there while I hold them off. The entrance isn’t far.” Kerso growled at him hurriedly, placing the other two reds down as they groaned in pain but tried to hobble their way up again. The fourth drake was still looking at him and the sudden roars of orcish curses with slight panic in his eyes. The night elf simply held the red drake by the collar and shoved a purple glowing stone to him with a growl “You don’t stop, do you hear me? You keep going until you see a boulder closing off an entrance and when you do, you throw this stone at it. It’ll open a portal that you must enter. Now go!”

Kerso didn’t give him time to respond before he took out his staff and ran the opposite direction towards the clammer; he could hear from the footsteps approximately four orc guards charging their way. Heavy armor, large swords.

It didn’t take long for them to find him, all four of them freezing for a moment as they stood facing each other in the long narrow passage. Possibly because they didn’t expect a random robed night elf standing in the middle of their domain.

One of them quickly came to their senses and barked at him in Orcish with a point of his sword, before he and a companion came charging at him.

Kerso’s eyes suddenly flashed a dark emerald shade and his attack began. The elf moved like lightening as he took out a staff and with one swift motion, demolished both of the orcs’ swords in mid-air, shattering them into thousands of metallic shards.

His two enemies froze in shock, which gave Kerso enough time to bash his stick with the force of a mountain right into one of the guard’s faces, the resounding crack of his skull echoed horribly throughout the cavern.

The second one came charging with a roar that was cut off when not a second after, Kerso rammed a clawed hand right into his jugular, a dark smirk was the orc’s only warning before Kerso ripped it clear off, spraying himself and the body in dark rivulets of blood.

And just like that, Kerso straightened himself up with a crack of his neck as the two new corpses collapsed behind him. The other two guards found themselves paralyzed in shock and fear as they witnessed the entire ordeal end in less than five seconds. They were jolted out of their paralysis when the deep voice of Kerso echoed through the passage.

“Here’s a promise boys.” He growled, his voice deep with dark intent as he cracked his knuckles “The first of you to come and attack me will die like that-” he snapped his fingers for emphasis, his eyes narrowing at them as he took a threatening step forward “- the second, will die slow. So.”

The elf whipped out his staff again, glaring at them maliciously before he rumbled “Who’s first.”

Seasons:

Kerso didn’t normally take visits to past places unless it was involved with his work, or he had a lot of free time. And Kerso couldn’t use either as an excuse. But, it had been a long time since he had visited his old home amongst the Pandarian cliffs and it was spring! Which meant cherry blossom season, one of Kerso’s favorites!

The moon wasn’t as full or bright tonight, which gave Kerso the better cover as he flew down within the mists and onto the cliff tops in his true form. It was always a relief to be one with himself again...but it never stayed comfortable for long.

He shifted down to a small, rotund, furry size. More specifically, a pandaren size. He smoothed his hair down and took off his hat with a deep inhale.

“Ah...good to be back.” He sighed with a nostalgic smile. After a quick rendez-vous to his old home to gather some things, he finally headed down the mountain steps towards the main road. The pebbled path usually lead to an expanse of cherry trees, their branches and petals blowing in the midnight wind, emphasized by the moonlight that finally peeked through the clouds.

Kerso felt himself smile; a familiar sight and yet, it was never one that he grew tired of. He made his way towards a particularly large cherry tree and placed a rug near its trunk before sitting down.

The old pandaren groaned with a chuckle “My legs aren’t as willing to climb all those stairs as they used to huh…”

He took out a small lantern, which he quickly lit and placed beside him. The orange lighting from the lamp and the lamp post created an ethereal amber glow around the garden, which was the perfect calming mood for him to take out his tea set and simply bask in the moment.Addiction:

He kept telling himself that if he got in way too deep, then he just had to cut it off, right then and there. That was always the plan; attachments simply made things complicated. It was fun for a while….who was he kidding, it still was. But Kerso...started feeling himself craving more of him specifically.

Kerso tried to ignore the way he held his newest companion just a little bit tighter than usual, or the way he would sometimes catch himself reverently trailing his fingers across the smooth expanse of tanned skin, even though it made Roe glare at him...sometimes he did it to get a rise out of the whelp; or the way he would sometimes stare at Roe when he wasn’t glaring or smirking or growling but simply...at peace when sleeping, looking ever so soft.

This morning for instance. Kerso tried to ignore all that. He kept telling himself “it won’t continue for long. He won’t stick around”, but here he found himself again in bed holding his companion against his chest, trying to wake him up with small gentle but hard bites across his shoulder.

The orc felt more than heard the faintest grumble from Roe against him, but ignored him in favor of pulling the elf’s hair back and biting against his throat, just where it met his shoulder. He didn’t know why he loved biting the whelp so much...it must have been the ever tempting sight of the red drake’s fine form just stretched across his sheets, his skin firm and..not quite golden..more like a less sweeter flavor of caramel. It was intoxicating.

He heard Roe let out an appreciative sound when his hands roamed downward, making the orc smirk.

“I thought you were complaining about getting an early start old man.” Kerso didn’t even need to see Roe’s face to know he was smirking against the pillow. He was an awfully smug whelp.

Kerso simply leaned downward and bit harder against Roe’s hip, making the elf hiss. He smirked around the skin captured between his teeth and his voice muffled out “I have time.”